Terry and I hit the town hard today. We ate at Eatery, one of my favorite places, and then picked up our tickets to the closing performance of Brooklyn and headed over to 5th Avenue to watch some of the PRIDE parade.
The PRIDE parade – reflecting the power of diversity – stretched for miles and lasted over 5 hours. We took in an hour and half of it before having to head back to the theater.
I have never attended the Closing of a Broadway show. The Closing of the musical Brooklyn was quite an experience. Though the show opened last Fall to mixed reviews it had a strong following. The cast of Brooklyn walked out to what would be one of numerous standing ovations throughout the show. Of course each big number, Once Upon a Time and Raven, were stopped throughout because of the applause.
By the curtain call the cast was still growing strong but were also emotional. Terry really enjoyed the show and left saying that he had to get the CD. He loved it too. The music is great and it just sweeps you away.
Visit: www.brooklynthemusical.com
After the show we met up with Elizabeth. We all had a bite to eat before heading to see Altar Boyz. I don’t know what was more fun – the show or watching Terry and Elizabeth’s reaction to it. It has been a long time since I’ve seen Elizabeth laugh that hard at something…at anything.
After a movie, show, TV show or anything like that – Elizabeth has a tendency to mimic the most memorable moments of whatever we’ve just seen. After Altar Boyz, Elizabeth would try and repeat different parts of the show and just break out laughing. She had tears running down her cheeks she was laughing so hard thinking back on the show.
The Altar Boyz were in fine form and the show was just as good as the first time I saw it. I was so happy that Terry and Elizabeth enjoyed it and that the end of Terry’s visit ended on such a high note.
Visit: www.altarboyz.com
We got home just a little bit ago. Terry and I have to be up very early in the morning so I can fly to Chicago and he can fly back to work in South Carolina. So, I’ve got to draw this to a close. It’s been a full and fun day.
